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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Nomination Period Extended For ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN 56 | Nominations Close 17 March 2016<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">ICANN is pleased to announce that the nomination period for ICANN's <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Multistakeholder Ethos Award</span></em> is extended
until 17 March 2016. This award program, launched in June 2014 in London, seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANNworking groups or committees, and demonstrated collaboration with different Supporting
Organizationsand/or Advisory Committees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Multistakeholder Ethos Award</span></em> will recognize ICANN participants who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions, acknowledging
the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way to the higher interests of ICANN's organization and its community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The nomination period for community nominees closes on </span></em><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">17 March 2016</span></i></strong><em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">.</span></em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Community members interested in submitting a nomination are invited to send an email to<a href="mailto:ethosaward2016@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">ethosaward2016@icann.org</span></a> including:</span></em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Name of nominee.</span></em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Reasons for nomination.</span></em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Please note that the reasons outlining the candidate's merit for the nomination may be as brief or as long as required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Candidates for the award will demonstrate <u>at least five years</u> of participation in the ICANN Community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">A panel of community members will review all community nominations and determine the best candidate(s) for the award(s). The decisions of the panel will be made based on the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Demonstrated multistakeholder volunteer service via working groups or committees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Demonstrated spirit of collaboration through engagement with other community members with the aim of consensus building.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Demonstrated facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair, cordial and collegial manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Please submit your nominations via email to <a href="mailto:ethosaward2016@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">ethosaward2016@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Award recipient(s) will be announced in June 2016 at ICANN56.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">For more insights on the award program, please consult the <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/qCDxAg"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">ICANN Community Wiki</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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